FS 16V performance
#76
Race Director
Want more HP....pick your poison....
1: More displacement
2: More RPM
3: Boost
Better airflow through a given engine does help, in some cases quite a bit...but the bottom line is if you want BIG power.....you need BIG amounts of one of the three above....
1: More displacement
2: More RPM
3: Boost
Better airflow through a given engine does help, in some cases quite a bit...but the bottom line is if you want BIG power.....you need BIG amounts of one of the three above....
#77
Nordschleife Master
I Think we are limited mostly by the stock intake system, but I don't see a lot of HP, maybe another 10% or so.
With something like a 7200 rpm redline I don't see a 5.0L 928 2v motor exceeding 350 rwhp. The main reason I doubt we will see higher is that a 5.0L Mustang with excellent ported heads, all the cam and lift you want, etc. hits a pretty firm wall around 335 rwhp with a similar rpm limit.
#78
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The ONLY thing you need is more airflow through the engine!
Whether this is created by more displacement, more RPMs or boost
As Keith Duckworth put it: "horsepower is the size of the bang, times the number of bangs per minute"
Personally I prefer Boost, as I don't need to mess with the basic parameters of the original engine.
Cheers Roy
Whether this is created by more displacement, more RPMs or boost
As Keith Duckworth put it: "horsepower is the size of the bang, times the number of bangs per minute"
Personally I prefer Boost, as I don't need to mess with the basic parameters of the original engine.
Cheers Roy
#79
Rennlist Member
Actually with a flat hp curve, the torque is going down, so its really pulling less after peak torque as speed goes up. (even though you could shift into the next gear, and have even less "pull" ) In fact, most of the hp is available on either side of the hp peak, as the hp is going down, torque is really going down, yet it still pays to shift past max hp in most cases. To maximize acceleration , you maximize HP.
I will say, it sure sounds good to shift near redline though
I will say, it sure sounds good to shift near redline though
I like very much how my euro delivers power now where it comes on at 4500 and goes to 6200 pulling strong and sounding great. I would just like to extend that another 1000 rpms with the power increasing. I don't care about the track or beating anyone, just enjoying the ride the way I like it.
When I drive I spend a lot of time in those high ranges and it has always seemed fine.
Another 1000-1200 rpms does not sound like that big a deal and wouldn't this cure the oiling issue you are referring too. https://rennlist.com/forums/4962919-post47.html
When I drive I spend a lot of time in those high ranges and it has always seemed fine.
Another 1000-1200 rpms does not sound like that big a deal and wouldn't this cure the oiling issue you are referring too. https://rennlist.com/forums/4962919-post47.html
#82
Race Director